Congolese suffer Lord's Resistance Army rebels' ire

Edmund Sanders / Los Angeles Times

Lords Resistance Army rebels who have set up base in northern Congo hacked at Bertra Bamgbes face with a machete, cutting off half his left ear. Behind him is Kelele Annibetibe, who suffered a dozen stab wounds. Congolese villagers say Congo officials have failed to protect them in the face of a multination crackdown on the rebels.

Lords Resistance Army rebels who have set up base in northern Congo hacked at Bertra Bamgbes face with a machete, cutting off half his left ear. Behind him is Kelele Annibetibe, who suffered a dozen stab wounds. Congolese villagers say Congo officials have failed to protect them in the face of a multination crackdown on the rebels. (Edmund Sanders / Los Angeles Times)

Lords Resistance Army rebels who have set up base in northern Congo hacked at Bertra Bamgbes face with a machete, cutting off half his left ear. Behind him is Kelele Annibetibe, who suffered a dozen stab wounds. Congolese villagers say Congo officials have failed to protect them in the face of a multination crackdown on the rebels.